Michelle has a Bachelors Degree in Accounting from Loyola University in Baltimore, Maryland. After working two years for an accounting firm, she attended Towson University and, in 2007 received a Master of Arts in Teaching degree. She taught fourth grade at a public school in the Maryland school system for 5 years before becoming a mother of two girls, Isabel, age three, and Caroline, six months. Born into a family of foodies, she grew up working at her father’s restaurant and developed a love for cooking at a very early age. She now enjoys cooking at home for her family and with friends. Her love of cooking and background in education has made Cooking’s Cool the perfect fit.